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Nebraska Beef Council announces new directors

The Nebraska Beef Council Board of Directors approved the following results of the 2012 Board of Directors Elections: District 1–Rodney Gray, a cow-calf producer from Harrison, Neb. District 1 includes the counties of Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Morrill, Garden, Cheyenne, and Deuel. This will be Gray’s second four-year term on the board. District 3–Patrick Knobbe, a feedyard operator from West Point, Neb. District 3 includes the counties of Cedar, Dixon, Dakota, Pierce, Wayne, Thruston, Madison, Stanton, Cuming and Burt. This will be Knobbe’s first four-year term on the board. District 5–Myron Danner, a cow/calf producer from Burwell, Neb. District 5, includes the counties of Custer, Garfield, Valley, Greeley, Sherman, Buffalo, Hall and Howard. This will be Danner’s second four-year term on the board. District 7–William “Buck” Wehrbein, a feedyard operator form Waterloo, Neb. District 7 includes the counties of Nance, Merrick, Hamilton, York, Polk, Platte, Colfax, Butler, Dodge, Saunders, Washington, Douglas, Cass and Sarpy. This will be Wehrbein’s first four-year term on the board. District 9–Anne Burkholder, a feedyard operator from Cozad, Neb., was elected as chairman. District 9 includes the counties of Dawson, Frontier, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney, Red Willow, Furnas, Harlan and Franklin. This will be Burkholder’s first four-year term on the board. The new board members will take office on Jan. 2, 2013.